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Virginia Bill Seeks to Require Sex Offenders to Provide Online Information

By Corey Rayburnyung

The Virginia House of Representatives, looking to join at least the twenty other states with similar provisions, unanimously passed a bill requiring sex offenders to register their online identifiers with the authorities. From the Chatham Star Tribune:A bill sponsored by Del. Charles Poindexter, R-9, that would require more information to be posted on the internet sex offender registry passed through the House and will move on to the Senate.The internet sex offender registry lists the names, ages, addresses, pictures and offense descriptions and dates of convicted sex offenders. Poindexter's bill would allow the State Police to add information about sex offenders who are wanted, either for not registering with the registry or for any other crime...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Crimes on February 16, 2009 (boomark / email).